{"id":13196,"date":"2026-08-01T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.utep.org.tr\/utep-van-branch-has-opened\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:57:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:57:13","slug":"utep-van-branch-has-opened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.utep.org.tr\/en\/utep-van-branch-has-opened\/","title":{"rendered":"UTEP VAN BRANCH HAS OPENED!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>UTEP President Sami Bekta\u015f and his accompanying delegation held the first commercial evaluation and consultation meeting for the establishment of the Van Branch. During the meeting, the organizational structure of the branch to be established in Van, commercial collaborations, and its contributions to the regional economy were discussed. 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